KWHotel vs RoomKeyPMS Booking Engine

KWHotel is hotel management software for handling reservations, room details, rates, and guest records. Its desktop product is aimed at small and medium accommodation facilities and is deployed on-premise. KWHotel Cloud PMS makes reservations, rate plans, and guest information available from internet-connected devices, and syncs reservation data with KWHotel Pro desktop software. The cloud service can be used on iOS and Android through a browser or a home-screen shortcut. A separate Cloud Channel Manager syncs availability with online travel agencies; the booking engine is another edition-dependent feature. KWHotel Booking Engine supports nine languages and nine payment gateways and charges no commission on bookings made through it. Listed connections include YieldPlanet, SiteMinder, WuBook, Booking.com, Expedia, SMSAPI, POSbistro, and Espago. SMSAPI, POSbistro, and Espago are described for messaging, point of sale, and card payments. The booking engine can show hotel and GDPR regulations to guests when applicable. KWHotel advertises technical support by email, Skype, and phone, with remote connection through TeamViewer if needed. KWHotel Free is listed at free; feature availability varies by edition.

RoomKeyPMS Booking Engine, or eRes, lets hotel guests reserve rooms online through a hotel's website. It supports daily, weekly and monthly rates, membership and corporate rates, group blocks, packages, add-ons, promotions and free-night offers. Hotels can link to eRes or add a Book Now or Reservations button, and RoomKeyPMS can apply brand colors, fonts, banners and logos during onboarding. The maker describes the engine as mobile-ready, with reservations passing instantly into the PMS. It says reservations update the PMS in real time and inventory adjusts across other channels to help avoid overbooking. Listed tools include OTA price comparison, dynamic packaging, language translation, recovery messages, alternative offers, locked deals, flexible-date calendars and layout choices. Integrations include Booking.com, Expedia, Guestfolio, Duetto, IDeaS RMS, SiteMinder, SynXis, TravelClick/iHotelier and Vertical Booking. The web product requires RoomKeyPMS; it is included in onboarding for new clients. Pricing is on request, including for purchase or customization after go-live.